EV Central

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Its natural EV rivals are the GWM Ora and MG4 , but the Dolphin also competes with many petrol-powered hatchbacks. That’s important because it makes it a viable well-specified alternative to petrol-powered hatchbacks such as the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia Cerato and Hyundai i30. That’s the car we’ve tested here.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

The new petrol-electric version of the Qashqai is solely available in Ti spec’ at launch, with a list price of $51,590 +ORCs. That means it adds $4200 to the asking price over the turbo-petrol Ti which, in its own right, is at the ambitious end of the pricing spectrum for a small front-wheel drive SUV from a mainstream brand.

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EV Info

MARCH 26, 2021

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. According to the Department for Business, the average cost for standard electricity in the UK in 2020 was 17.2p/kWh.

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Electric Vehicles India

MARCH 11, 2023

The battery can be recharged within 4 hours using a standard wall charger. A variety of hatchbacks are available, including: XE, XT, XZ, XTA, XZ Plus, XZA, and XZA Plus. There is a two-tone option available for the XZ Plus and XZA Plus models. The engine is available in both a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed AMT.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And the EV version gets less in the way of standard equipment. The battery pack underneath means there’s also no room for a spare tyre, with a repair kit in its place. The LDV eDeliver 9 van is available in three body styles. Sure, there’s some fake leather trim and rain-sensing wipers, as well as 17-inch alloy wheels.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

Power is available from single- or dual electric motors offering rear- or all-wheel drive with battery power drawn from a choice of 71kWh or 91kWh packs. Standard equipment across all three grades includes autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with car-to-car, vulnerable road user, junction assist, and back-over functionality.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2023

A spin-off from the petrol-powered X1, the newly arrived iX1 compact SUV is undoubtedly proof of that. Wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto, wireless smartphone charging, embedded satellite navigation and DAB+ digital radio are all standard. Using a standard home 230V outlet, trickle charging would take about 30 hours.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

We’ve chosen the rangiest model available in the line-up, including those where a larger battery is available. Mercedes-Benz EQA250 385km: Nissan Leaf e+, $61,490 Nissan’s EV trailblazer is showing its age, but in Leaf e+ guise it offers less range anxiety than the 270km available from its normal Leaf stablemate.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

Whereas the original Niro was available as a regular hybrid , a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and a battery electric vehicle (EV), the new model does without the PHEV option. But whereas the EV6 is based on a dedicated EV architecture, the Niro relies on an ICE platform to allow for the petrol engine for the hybrid model.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The engine was engineered to run on 88 RON fuel, an important consideration for the Indian market and one that meets the Bharat IV emission standards, along with complying to the latest Euro 4 requirements for export markets. Crankshafts for both the diesel and petrol engines are machined with a fully-automated Gantry loading system.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Audi Q4 e-Tron – as with the e-Tron, the Q4 will be available as a regular SUV (with more boot space) and a sleeker Sportback. BMW 5-Series EV – to be available with a BEV drivetrain (to complement the existing PHEV models) from around 2022. Audi RS e-Tron GT. Likely to arrive in Australia late in 2021.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. By compact SUV standards there’s thoroughly respectable back seat and luggage space.

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2024

It does, however, come with a Type 2 wallbox/public charging AC cable as standard. As this e-2008 is an EV adapted to the platform of an ICE vehicle (the petrol 2008 SUV), packaging isn’t as smart as a dedicated EV platform’s. A BYD Atto 3 or MG4 are much cheaper for similar kit and similar EV drive experience.

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EV Central

JUNE 21, 2022

As the Model 3 has done, the Model Y is also poised to tempt buyers from traditional petrol- and diesel-powered SUVs. While it’s available as a seven-seater overseas, the Model Y is only being offered with five seats in Australia. The Model Y is leisurely by Tesla standards, but far from slow. Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive.

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EV Central

JULY 10, 2022

Granted, the recently-arrived Tesla Model Y makes just as much sense, but it wasn’t available as we were pulling this test together. The Tesla and Polestar are both priced to take advantage of $3000 subsidies available in various Australian states and territories. Our first combatant is the Tesla Model 3.

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Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

The check in was at 1330 hrs - and there were no unsanitized rooms available, so we decided to take an Ola to go to Kropex Motors, the Tata Motors dealer at Singasandra. The charging port standard is also something that they can relook at. Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. The table and this introduction are also available in multiple foreign languages which occasionally have a translation "lag time" (follow links at bottom of home page).

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EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The cheapest 2024 Polestar 2 available is a Standard Range Single Motor – with 200kW/490Nm, 69kWh battery and 546km range – costing $67,400 plus on-roads, before any incentives. Energy consumption between these two cars is near identical: 14.9kWh/100km the Standard Range, and 14.8kWh/100km the Long Range.

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EV Central

MARCH 27, 2023

Options are very limited for super-breeders needing more than five seats – although the Kia EV9 due late in 2023 will provide a tantalising option – but a huge advantage of going EV (if built on an electric vehicle-only platform) is roomier and smarter interior packaging compared to petrol and diesel vehicles.

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